PAIRS Foundation

read moreTrue intimacy is a requirement of successful relationships. Lifelong partnerships, which were once based on security, stability, and raising children, now depend on sustained interpersonal connection and equality. Today, marriages are an enduring source of love, intimacy, and companionship. It is one of the paradoxes of modern-day life that the knowledge that can offer us a sense of safety, connection, love, security and predictability in a world that is often chaotic, filled with turbulence, turmoil, violence and unpredictability - the knowledge that we most need - is not taught and is not required in any school curriculum.

read morePurpose Built Families Foundation is a nationally accredited nonprofit delivering preventative and reparative services to overcome foundational barriers to the quest for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Reparative services are delivered through (1) the agency's Operation Sacred Trust ("OST") collaboration disrupting and ending homelessness for thousands of Veterans and (2) Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills ("PAIRS") classes offered nationwide under the "PAIRS Essentials" and "Warrior to Soul Mate" brands helping couples overcome marital instability.

read morePAIRS Essentials: Warrior to Soul Mate Edition brings proven skills for improved communication, healthy conflict resolution, expanded emotional awareness, and deeper connection to Veteran families throughout the United States. Many skills that help us serve and survive as warriors are different than those that help us thrive in our closest relationships. Warrior to Soul Mate is skills training - not therapy or treatment - to empower graduates to find answers, solve problems, create, grow and protect the relationships you value.

read moreMarisol Wetzstein is a National PAIRS Trainer with more than a decade of unique experience supporting couples, singles, youth and families impacted by trauma. In addition to teaching PAIRS, Marisol is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She sees the therapeutic process as one of discovery. Underneath all the roles, the sense of overwhelm, the doubts and fears, you can find the true you. This true you has more insight than you realize, she says. In that reconnection to ourselves, we are freed to truly connect with those in front of us.

read morePeople in stable, satisfying, mutually rewarding relationships are better able to overcome life's natural challenges and transitions. In a world in which so much is not in our hands, knowing we can count on the love, affection, and support of a significant other becomes the foundation for success and resilience in every area of our lives. The stress that comes from bickering, unresolved conflict, picking on each other, and suppressing upsetting feelings can take years from your life and life from your years.

read morePAIRS skills training has helped thousands of couples of all ages and stages of life create happier, more pleasurable, fulfilling relationships. You can now participate in PAIRS Essentials Training online with a PAIRS National Trainer at no risk based on our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Imagine any marriage therapist, marriage counselor, or marriage program offering that kind of guarantee that allows you to invest without any risk. Nearly a half century of experience allows us to make that commitment with confidence.